Para Bowls New Zealand

Para Bowls New Zealand

Para Bowls New Zealand is a group of bowlers from throughout NZ who have a physical disability. We welcome all enquiries.

03/07/2024

A big warm WELCOME to our new member Regan Williams from the Te Puke Bowling Club. Great to have you on board Regan and hope we can all meet up with you at the Nationals. It is great to have you join our very friendly Para Bowls organisation

24/06/2024

Serena Bonnell and her team are proud to announce the inaugural Hawks Blue Ribbon Singles - which will be the world’s largest Para Singles event.
Put it in your diary and get your entries in now. Open to all Kiwis with a classification.
This will be a an outstanding event.

21/06/2024

Congratulations Snow - Canterbury Para Player of the year.
Great article - Well done.

17/06/2024

NATIONALS ….It is that time of year when we need to know entries for our Para Nationals.
The format is different this year and on Thursday 7th Nov the finals of the Singles and Pairs will be live streamed while at the same time the Bowls3Five Triples will be played.
Entries for the triples will be taken on the Wednesday of the tournament after we know who will be in the finals of the Singles and Pairs… please fill in and return form to Pam Walker

17/06/2024

A big welcome to our new member 'Womble' Giles. Womble is coming to our Nationals so you will all be able to meet him soon. We know you, Womble, will enjoy being part of our very friendly group.

05/06/2024

Welcome to our new member Darrell (Womble) Giles from the KiaToa Bowling Club in Timaru.
Womble was Classified today at the
Dunedin Stadium by our two National classifiers Margaret & Bruce.

20/05/2024

Hello everyone. There are 2 weeks left to get your Nationals questionnaire back to Pam. Close off date is June 3rd. This is so we know who is coming or not.

01/05/2024

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new member Lawrence Wickliffe of the Waihi Bowling Club. Welcome Lawrence and we look forward to meeting you soon

02/04/2024

OZ OPEN
If anyone is thinking of heading to OZ in June for the OPEN remember that you will need a NZ National confirmed classification to enter the Para events. Once you have that you can be seen at the OZ Open by the Australian classifiers to receive your international grading before you competing

02/04/2024

A big warm welcome to Tricia Bruce of the Massey Avenue Bowling Club in Lower Hutt. We look forward to meeting you Tricia and know you will enjoy the friendly camaraderie of our group

02/04/2024

A very big welcome to Margaret, our new medical classifier. Margaret lives in Dunedin and has been recently certified in Australia as our new medical classifier. Congratulations Margaret.
We will all get to meet Margaret when she attends our Nationals in November.
The IBD is tightening up on classifications and there will be no more Provisionals done over the phone. All new members wanting to be classified must see Margaret - medical classifier and Bruce - technical classifier in person.

02/04/2024

NZ Para Nationals are in Christchurch for 2024
Our dates are confirmed for our Nationals.
Arrival day Nov3rd
Departure day Nov 8th.
We are delighted to have Papanui Bowls Club in Sawyers Arms Road as our host Club. We will be using Morrison Ave green as our 3rd green for the Singles on Mon 4th.
Everyone will need a confirmed classification to play in our Nationals. Classifications will be carried out on Nov 3rd - before play starts. If you are needing to be classified, remember to book your flight so you can arrive early on Sunday.

Photos from International Bowls for the Disabled's post 25/03/2024

Congratulations and welcome to our new NZ medical classifier - Margaret Charles.

Photos from Bowls New Zealand's post 14/03/2024

Well done everyone… great turn out over the 9 sessions

Photos from Sporting Highlights's post 08/03/2024

International women’s day

05/03/2024

Well done Lloyd Sinton 👏

Photos from Para Bowls New Zealand's post 28/02/2024

Post section mixed pairs… a lovely day in New Plymouth and fantastic bowls being played

Photos from Para Bowls New Zealand's post 26/02/2024

Mixed pairs day one… well done to everyone today… excellent results …bring on day two. Let’s go …4 wins

Photos from Bowls New Zealand's post 24/02/2024

Good luck everyone… but especially Graham… go well, roll well.

Photos from Para Bowls New Zealand's post 24/02/2024

Well played Para ladies… great game

Photos from Para Bowls New Zealand's post 22/02/2024

Good fun on day one

Photos from Bowls Taranaki's post 21/02/2024

Well played Paritutu

21/02/2024

Is that a sneaky practice

Photos from Bowls New Zealand's post 21/02/2024

Check out some of the games live

Photos from Para Bowls New Zealand's post 20/02/2024

Good luck and safe travels to everyone heading to the NZ national 4s and mixed pairs in New Plymouth. See you on the greens tomorrow.

Photos from Bowls New Zealand's post 16/02/2024
Photos from Bowls New Zealand's post 08/02/2024

Be great to see you there… check the draw if you are coming to find where you are playing

Gold Star.

Last weekend Kevin Smith (Hinuera) and I won the Waikato Champion of Championship mixed Pairs. It was a fantastic game with us leading by one on the 12 end and then we got a six which kept us in the lead until the end. Thank you Bill and Allison Winter for giving us such a great game. This win bought my total of Waikato Titles to five giving me a Gold Star. I was very rapt to obtain my Gold Star. I've had a good year considering the pain I've had. I won three Waikato Titles and was in the winning team to win the Waikato Interclub. We got second at the next zone interclub. Also came second in the pathways fours.

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2022- 2023 player of the year
Semi NZ Para Bowls NZ Pairs. Wakefield v O’Connell

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